Listen: No charges over duck season "massacre"

It happened on the opening weekend of this year's duck hunting season, on private wetland near Boort in northern Victoria.

As news filtered through to the general public of the illegal shooting of game and non-game birds, and how many had been found either dead or near-death, activists were outraged.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries and Victoria Police undertook an investigation, but yesterday admitted they didn't have enough evidence to charge anyone, despite over 100 shooters being present that weekend.

Deputy Secretary of Regulation and Compliance at DEPI, Luke Wilson, explained why. Click below to listen to his statement.